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Could you, should you? • Fictional scenarios can help us make decisions about real-life research conundrums

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Capybaras get a slimy new coat

US stops sharing flu data with WHO • Uncertainty remains about whether the US will attend a key meeting to work out the composition of the next flu vaccine, which could affect its efficacy, finds Grace Wade

Asteroid 2024 YR4 will now almost certainly miss Earth in 2032

Analysis Health • Why being bilingual really does seem to delay dementia Multiple studies suggest that speaking more than one language pushes back the onset of dementia, but doesn’t seem to stop it entirely, finds Helen Thomson

Mice seen giving ‘first aid’ to other, unconscious mice

No mention of climate change in NOAA briefing

Mini-brains have been fused to resemble that of a 40-day-old fetus

Glaciers have shrunk by more than 5 per cent since 2000

The bold plan to release Tasmanian devils on mainland Australia • Rewilding advocates believe the predators could suppress non-native feral cats and foxes across the continent, finds James Woodford

Gigantic star may be about to explode

Cuttlefish disguise themselves as coral when hunting prey

Record nerve cancer remission • Person who had neuroblastoma has been tumour-free for 18 years thanks to cell therapy

AI-generated optical illusions can sort humans from bots

Two legs bad? • A lot of technological effort is being poured into developing humanoid robots, but it is missing the point, says Leah Crane

No planet B • Big fight over little fish Sand eels, small fry that feed a multitude of animals, including some of the UK’s most iconic seabirds, are under threat from overfishing, writes Graham Lawton

Micro marvels • Royal Entomological Society

Of flora and fauna • Palaeontologist Riley Black explores how animals and plants shaped each other over millions of years. Simon Ings is hooked

There’s no end in sight • Despite real existential threats, a new book shows we are still too fascinated by the end of the world. George Bass explores

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The sci-fi column • Messing with Reality In his new novel Dissolution, Nicholas Binge plays with time travel and memory to craft a clever thriller reminiscent of Memento and Inception. It is well-deserving of its upcoming big screen treatment, says Emily H. Wilson

Your letters

Resetting the immune system • In autoimmune conditions, the body attacks itself, with devastating results. But a raft of therapies that hit the reboot button promise lasting help, says Jasmin Fox-Skelly

Frozen in time • Permafrost mummies of extinct animals are painting a rich picture of a prehistoric ecosystem, says Graham Lawton. Could ancient humans be next?

Mirror life • Grave warnings have been issued about the dangers of creating life forms using mirror-image molecules. How worried should we be, asks Michael Marshall

“People tend to be thoughtless when they are choosing how to communicate at work” • Andrew Brodsky has studied how 100,000 people converse in their jobs. He tells Chris Stokel-Walker what he learned about how to connect better in the digital age

Green-eyed monster • Our advice columnist David Robson has some scientifically sourced tips for a reader...